Transaction in Own Shares

Centrica PLC
03 October 2005



03 October 2005



                                  Centrica plc

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                             Purchase of own shares

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Centrica plc announces that it has today purchased for cancellation 1,000,000
Ordinary shares at a price of 246.2519 per share via UBS Limited.



Enquiries

Centrica Investor Relations       01753 494900

UBS Limited  Jos Trusted          020 7567 8000

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